Face of the future

Thylane Blondeau - 'the most beautiful girl in the world' - is becoming an influential person of her generation. Bethan Holt reports in London.

It would be reasonable to expect that the pinnacle of your career might come at some point in midlife. Spare a thought, then, for Thylane Blondeau, who was labeled "the most beautiful girl in the world" at the age of just 6.

While most little girls her age were playing with their dolls, the world was mesmerized by Blondeau's gorgeous blue eyes, plump lips and caramel blonde hair. And when she appeared on the cover of a Vogue Paris supplement, at 10 years old, she attracted global attention.